Bhiwadi, a gateway of Rajasthan, is a sound alternative to Gurgaon

Today , Bhiwadi, in Rajasthan's Alwar district, has developed into a modern city. A number of industrial centres have come up in around Bhiwadi-Neemrana , Dharuhera, Khushkhera, Chopanki, Bawal, etc.

Bhiwadi is the fastest growing industrial town on the outskirts of Delhi. A prime industrial town of the NCR and Rajasthan , Bhiwadi comprises three industrial areas: Bhiwadi, Chopanki and Khushkhera. Spread over nearly 5,300 acres, there are around 2,500 industries operating in these three places.

Bhiwadi is located at the east end of Rajasthan in Tijara tehsil of Alwar district , 55km from the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, 200km form the capital Jaipur, 90km from Alwar , 40km from Gurgaon, 60km from Faridabad and 5km from NH-8 (Delhi-Jaipur highway) on the Dharuhera-Sohna Road. All in all, Bhiwadi is extremely well connected and keeps you in touch with the world without the noise and pollution of a metro city.

The Bhiwadi sub-region is playing a major role in the economic development of Rajasthan. Spread over 3,347 acres, and an additional 3,000 acres proposed for its extension , Bhiwadi has around 2,500 tiny, small, medium, large, industries including MNC industrial units manufacturing various types of products. They include industries like steel, furnace, electronics, engineering, textiles, pharmaceuticals, printing, cables, rolling mills, food processing , herbal care, etc.

Bhiwadi-Dharuhera , with social and physical infrastructure and civil amenities in place, have emerged as a credible alternative to Gurgaon. The real estate sector has a robust future here along the NH-8 (Delhi-Jaipur highway).

Some of the residential colonies and housing boards include Ashiana, Konark Oasis, UIT and Bhagat Singh Colony, among others. A fairly good number of healthcare facilities, including private clinics and hospitals, nursing homes and government hospitals are located here. Shopping complexes and malls are also coming up fast. Top-notch recreation facilities like Classic Golf Course, Wet & Wild Resort, Country Club Resort and Heritage Village are in proximity too.

Ashiana Housing Ltd has just completed Utsav Care Homes, a housing society for the elderly, in Bhiwadi. Utsav Care Homes is a pragmatic concept that provides housing, support services and personalized care for elderly people who may need help with their daily activities, hygiene and health and medication management . It is a combination of home-living with professional and customized care: an option that makes it possible for senior citizens to maintain and in fact, improve their quality of life, while getting the nursing care they need at an affordable price.

Vishal Gupta, the managing director of Ashiana Housing Ltd, says: "Care Home is a care-oriented service for senior citizens . It has a limited aspect of the actual medical treatment, unlike a nursing home where treatment is the key. It emphasizes more on assistance in activities of daily living like eating, bathing and changing clothes, as well as recreational activities for that age group. At present, seven care homes with 14 occupants have been launched in Phase 1."

Bhiwadi is already acquiring a name for itself as a real estate destination and competing on an equal footing with Gurgaon in this respect. Already home to over 2,500 industrial units, Bhiwadi serves as a gateway to Rajasthan. Developers who have a presence here include Parsvnath, MVL (real estate division), Ashiana, Jagriti Infrastructure, Kajaria, M Tech, etc.

MVL, Ashiana, M Tech, Kajaria, Parsvnath are building group-housing projects here while BB mall by Jagriti, Capitol Mall by Rajasthan government are taking care of the commercial developments.

Bhiwadi has turned into a promising industrial destination owing to its location (direct approach to NH-8 , thereby connecting to the 8-lane road from Gurgaon to Mumbai; link to the Japanese corridor intersection) and its proximity to other developed places like like Gurgaon, IMT Manesar, Bawal, Alwar, Neemrana and, of course, Delhi.

One township that has risen from obscurity and emerged as a promising land is Dharuhera. Some of the prominent developments here include the opening of industries worth Rs 3,000 crores in Bawal, a car plant of Honda Siel in Khushkhera, the SEZ of Reliance, the Japanese corridor, a railway corridor, etc.

The facilities in this satellite town do not end here. It boasts of shopping malls, a cineplex, hospitals, schools, a bus stand, a police station and ATMs of leading banks. Leading developers like Parsvnath, Ansal API, M2K, Tivoli, SNG and BCPLVardhman are tapping into Dharuhera's huge potential and making their mark here.